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s. T. TRowBRIDGE, or DECATUR, ILLINOIS@ CANE FOR PHYSICIANS.

Speciiication of Letters Patent No. 26,721, dated January 3, 1860..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, S. T. TROWBRIDGE, of Decatur, in the county of Maconand State of "Illinois, have invented a new and useful Article ofManufacture, the same being'` a I Cane Designed for the Use ofPhysicians;

and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is alongitudinal central section of my invention. Fig. 2 is a transversesection of ditto.

Similar letters of reference indicate i corresponding parts in the twofigures.

This invention consists in havingthe cane hollow or formed of a tubeclosed at its bottom and having a semi-tube attached to the knob orhandle, said semi-tube fitting within the cane and allowed to passfreely in and out of it, and forming a receptacle `for vials containingmedicines.

The invention is chiefly designed for country physicians who arecompelled to carry medicines with them and is intended to supersede theuse of the cumbersome saddle-bags, chests, etc., which are now carriedby them.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention I will proceed to describe it. i

A, represents the body of the cane which is tubular and of slightlyconical form.

The cane is `of the usual length and may be of medium diameter, thelower end being provided with a ferrule ax. p

Within the body A, of the cane a semitube B, is fitted and allowed toslide freely in and` out. This semi-tube extends nearly may be fittedand securedby a screw flancl vthe whole length of theifcanei knob orhandle C, attached to its upperffend.w` f The semi-tube B, maybe formed`of thin., metal and should compriseatriflemore than the longitudinalhalf Vof a tubeinbrdeto415", form a lock to retain aseries of lvialsn, 1within it. This will beiunderstoodfby are@` ferringto Fig.`;2, inwhichliti will be "seen` i. that if the vials are equal in diametertothe 1 interior of the semi-tube its edgesmust necessarilybedistendedasthe vialsareforcedj into it, the edges returning tiotheirforiginalf l position when the vials are in and' retaining e themin the semi-tube. i l l 1 l 1f] The knob `orhandle C, may bel provided"55A with an ink bottle D, over which `a cap o,

the under side of the lcap havingastopper attached which, when the capb",`is screwed down lits into the inkl` bottle D. ,.Theyink bottle mayprove convenient `in Casca `pre-m. scription or writtendirections arenecessary to be left with apati'ent. l u] W I The cane may beconstructed .at` a small@ expense not greatly exceeding one ofqusualfconstruction. The body A, `may be of ffwood .i and the knob or handle C,of ivory orother@ y p3 material usually employed for such purpose.Having thus described my ginventionfwliat I claim as new and `desire tosecure Let-v g ters Patent as anew and useful articlenofhl manufacture*p f 1. 1 I, A physicians cane constructed with, a 1 semi-tubular vialreceptacle substantially `as Y and for the purpose set folrthg V 81T.TBOWBRDGE( Witnesses:

GEO. BOMAN, J. S. PosT.

